Saint John Bosco wrote the following prayer (#379 in the Raccolta): Mary, powerful Virgin, Thou art the mighty and glorious protector of holy Church; thou art the marvelous help of Christians; thou art terrible as an army in battle array; thou alone hast destroyed every heresy in the whole world.  In the midst of our anguish, our struggles and our distress defend us from the power of the enemy and at he hour of our death receive our souls in paradise.  Amen.

O merciful Queen of the Rosary of Pompeii, thou, the Seat of Wisdom, hast established thy throne of fresh mercy in the land that was once pagan, in order to draw all nations to salvation by means of the chaplet of thy mystic roses: remember that thy divine Son hath left this saying: “Other sheep I have that are not of this fold; them also must I bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd.” Remember likewise that on Calvary thou didst become our Co-Redemptrix, by virtue of the crucifixion of Thy heart cooperating with Thy Crucified Son in the...

My Queen, Mother of God, most holy and full of grace, Thou art the treasurer of the mysterious and never-failing ocean of divine grace, and the dispenser of all good things; next to the Trinity, the Mistress of every creature; after the Paraclete, another Comforter; after the Mediator, the Mediatrix of the whole world: behold my faith, see the desire of my heart, for it has its origin in God. Mother of God-a title so dear to me-despise not my unworthiness, neither let the defilement of my sins intercept the flow of Thy boundless mercy. There can be no surer sign of victory than Thy help. Thou...

Hail Mary, Daughter of God the Father. Hail Mary, Mother of God the Son. Hail Mary, Spouse of the Holy Ghost. Hail Mary, Temple of the Divinity. Hail Mary, Immaculate lily of the resplendent and ever-peaceful Trinity. Hail Mary, Radiant rose of heavenly fragrance. Hail Mary, Virgin of virgins, virgin most faithful, of whom the King of Heaven did will to be born. Hail Mary, Queen of martyrs, whose soul was pierced with a sword of sorrow. Hail Mary, Queen of the universe, to whom all power has been given in heaven and on earth. Hail Mary, Queen of my heart, my mother, my life, my...